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| Full name | Edward Paul Mitchell | ||||||||
| Born | July 23, 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Died | June 25, 1970 (aged 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Education | University of Pennsylvania | ||||||||
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Edward Paul Mitchell, Jr. (July 23, 1901 – June 25, 1970) was an American construction engineer, and a rower who at 22 competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1] In 1924 he won the bronze medal as member of the American boat in the coxed four event.[2]
Ed Mitchell rowed for the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1923, and then joined the Bachelor’s Barge Club. Mitchell won a bronze medal with the Barge Club four at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He was a construction engineer. He served for a period as Captain of Penn's Varsity eight, particularly in 1922.[3][4]
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed Mitchell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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